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Chapter 5: Do You Want to Die?

I was in that dream again.

Grass wet with dew brushed against my bare legs as I glided quickly through the meadow, barely feeling the ground beneath my feet. My eyes were scanning for another glimpse of the majestic creature I’d just gained sight of a moment ago before it bound between two large pine trees.

I knew if I followed the gorgeous white pony further into the woods, I would run into him again.

“Don’t touch me!” He raised his voice, but he didn’t sit up, and his arms lay limp at his side. He wore a mask over his face. Only his onyx black eyes were visible to me.

“Do you want to die?” I retorted as I inspected his body for wounds.

“…I don’t care,” he replied quietly.

My hands paused. For some reason, his words broke my heart a little, even though he’d almost killed me just now.

I lifted my gaze to meet his. His eyes were so deep, so dark, like infinite wells, and I feared that if I spent too much time looking into them, I might not be able to extricate myself from their depths.

“Well, I do, okay?” I said. “My father would yell at me if he finds out I left someone bleeding to death in the wild! Relax. l’

m just going to bandage up these wounds.”

He grunted a bit when I lifted him off of the ground, but he didn’t fight back anymore.

Silence filled the air, and I felt I had to say something, so I started with the basic question. “What’s your name?”

He looked at me with those dark eyes and answered, “I don’t have one.”

“Really? That’s strange, because I don’t have one either.”

He cocked his head to the side and gave me a look that was a cross between confused and annoyed.

“It’s true. People just call me girl.”

“Girl?” he repeated.

“That’s right. Girl,” I gave him a big smile. My father had told me that smiles were one of the most effective ways to make friends.

But instead of returning a smile back to me, he almost seemed a bit uncomfortable and moved his gaze away from mine. “And what are you doing out here in the woods all alone?” he asked.

“Um…“ | tapped on my chin. “Have you heard of the Sun Blossom flower?”

His eyes widened slightly, and I could see that he had heard of it.

I continued, “You know, the flower that grows on the side of the mountains. I’ve heard they’re beautiful, and smell won

WI

derful. That’s why I came. My friend was leading me there…”

“Your friend?” he glanced around immediately, his tone

wary.

“Yes, my new friend. A little white pony…”

He let out a breath of relief, and then said matter-of-fact ly. “Those flowers, they’re not easy to get.”

“My mother also said it was a fool’s errand.” | rested my hands in my lap. “But I love flowers. Don’t you?”

He shrugged and looked down at the ground.

the fire was suddenly extinguished. His whole

silent, and

here?” | couldn’t stop the trembling in my

“Is something the matter?”

sound of his voice startled me. I looked up in shock, my

just happened?” I

in full bloom, its delicate purple petals speckled with gold flakes that sparkled in the

said you wanted one,” he said, handing the

I stared at the flower.

me, and the darkness seemed to seep in all around me again until it was nearly pitch black.

shouted, wishing I knew his

him, and that

everywhere, dripping from my hand, sinking into the fabric of my pants, and the smell of it, rusty with alu minum,

was coming

“Are

me. I could see the whites of the eyes behind his mask, but in

breathing had stopped, but the blood continued to pour

was dead and

out of my chest as my

me a moment to remember where I was. Brushing my hand over my face, I sat up in bed and looked at the fig ures of the

Right. The palace.

went to what had happened yesterday in the prince’s office. It was no wonder

beneath the curtains, and a glance at the clock told me that it was still quite early. It was unlikely

I couldn’t go back to sleep. Not

head to the gar den for a bit

so I inhaled deeply, feeling more optimistic and peaceful

give me advice about how to proceed. Luckily, his lessons had been engraved in my heart. I would find

they smelled divine. I

fulness settled around me, and I found a measure

caught my attention and they quickly

crashing hard to

and then I heard what I thought

one another, and I immediately recognized one of them. He was the last person I

attacked… again. Really, how hated was he that this

gaining an upper hand, I decided it would be best to get back inside. But as I

Shoot!

myself,

Just then,

but to show myself. But as one last at tempt at self-preservation, I grabbed some dirt and smeared it on my face, messing up my hair and putting leaves and

way, he wouldn’t recognize me

hard. His

halfway. My eyes immediately went to his chest, but then I

gave me a bit of hope that maybe someone

on time. Are you okay?” The footsteps finished in quick succession as Jake, the Beta, stopped next to the prince, but Prince Theo raised

replying

Your Highness,” I said in a quiet

it. “You may look a mess, but I remember

he might like for being outside. “Yes, that’s true. I was… on my way to the kitchen… to learn

and with every syllable, a

him,

that she caused him to get away?” | as sumed he was referring to the

at me and dared not

coursing through my body. He took a step closer to me, and I

you interrupt me, I will end you. Do you hear me?” His words were as cold